“Stop Making Sense” A music movie that you can “experience” created by Talking Heads and Jonathan Demme

"Stop Making Sense" synopsis

A band film depicting the heyday of Talking Heads, a rock band formed in the exciting atmosphere of New York in the 1970s. At that time, they were in the midst of their youth as a band. I was overwhelmed by the genius and crazy performance of vocalist and guitarist Byrne, who ran around the stage sweating. The spotlight is also placed on the combination of three talented black musicians and two black female choruses. Directed by Jonathan Demme, who is skilled at drawing out the human charm of his characters, you can relive their performances at the time.

Index

• Talking Heads, a band that carved their name in film history
• The movie was director Jonathan Demme's idea.
• A movie where you can experience the concert itself
• A monumental work that changed the nightlife of Tokyo in the 1980s

Talking Heads, a band that carved their name in film history

` `American Utopia '' (2020), directed by Spike Lee in collaboration with American intellectual musician David Byrne, is an extremely emotional and entertaining live film. Although it can be said to be the culmination of Byrne, who is already in his 60s, watching this movie makes me want to revisit the concert film ``Stop Making Sense'' (1984) , which Byrne starred in when he was a member of Talking Heads.

This is a low-budget film made by Jonathan Demme, known for `` The Silence of the Lambs '' (1991), before he became an Oscar-winning director, but it was a big hit in Japanese mini-theaters in the 1980s. It is a legendary work that broke the jinx that rock movies were difficult to get at the box office in Japan, and it still enjoys deep-rooted popularity. More than 35 years have passed since its release, but this work has great significance for the band Talking Heads. If this film had not been made at this time, the position of this band would have been different from what it is now.

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Although they were called a rock band, Talking Heads were not a popular band that everyone knew in Japan, but had a strong image of being a mail order band. However, this movie was a masterpiece, and they were able to leave their name in the history of music movies. The band has always been good at using images, and their pop-flavored music video collection ``Storytelling Giant'' (1988) was nominated for a Grammy Award (some of which Byrne himself directed). book or recording).

The original members were Vern (vocals and guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), and Tina Weymouth (bass), all of whom graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. At first, he was aiming for a career in the arts, but he happened to start a successful band in the exciting atmosphere of New York in the 1970s, when punk rock was on the rise. These three, joined by guitarist Jerry Harrison, who studied architecture at Harvard University, made their record debut as a new wave band in the late 1970s, releasing the groundbreaking album Remain in Light in 1980. ”, and grew into a more major band.

And with the creation of ``Stop Making Sense,'' it was truly fortunate that their live performance at the height of their lives was preserved as the best video. Byrne was in his early 30s at the time, but the band was in the midst of their youth. You will be overwhelmed by Byrne's brilliant and crazy performance as he runs around the stage sweating. However, the spotlight isn't just on him. The other three members (cute and clever-looking Tina, her husband Chris, who seems nice, and stiff-looking Jerry), three talented black musicians (Barney Worrell, Steve Scales, Alex Weir) and the two black female choruses (Edna Holt and Lynne Mabry) are a great combination, and the band's momentum allows them to ride on.

``Stop Making Sense'' is immortalized as the Talking Heads' coming-of-age film.